Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul Connick gave new details into the criminal background of a suspect in the deadly shooting of a Westwego police officer and a woman Friday morning in Marrero.

Sylvester Holt was identified as a suspect by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office after the shooting at Barataria and Ames boulevards.

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Investigators said the shooting is the result of a domestic situation that led to a traffic accident at the Marrero intersection. Simone Veal, 32, of Marrero, was the woman killed.

The Sheriff's Office has not released additional information about what led to the shooting. Holt was previously referred to as a person of interest, but the Sheriff's Office said later that he is the suspect in the deadly shooting.

Holt was released from jail Jan. 7, after prosecutors declined to bring a rape charge against him. Connick shed light on the case in a statement released Friday afternoon.

Connick said that Holt was arrested last year on a first-degree rape charge. Investigators said the victim said she met him May 4 near a bar in New Orleans. The victim and Holt got into his vehicle, with the woman, believing that the two were going to his Metairie home, Connick said.

The victim said Holt stopped somewhere in Metairie and raped her at gunpoint, according to investigators. Connick's office said Holt was arrested, but denied the rape and claimed that the sexual encounter was consensual.

Connick said investigators continued to look into the case, but were not able to find or speak with the victim. The victim left a voicemail for the investigator handling the case saying that she did not want to pursue charges.

"She said for the first time she had met Holt on a previous occasion," Connick said. "She claimed she saw him again on the night of the incident and reiterated the rape allegation, but again insisted that she did not want to pursue the charges."

Connick said the victim was not cooperative with investigation. She also insisted that the charges be dropped, including signing an affidavit to withdraw the charges.

She spoke to investigations on Jan. 5 asking about the case, again reiterating her desire to not pursue charges against Holt, Connick said in the statement.

Connick's office said charges were officially dropped Jan. 6 after investigators determined there was insufficient evidence and because of the woman's continued unwillingness to cooperate.

The Sheriff's Office has not released additional information about Holt. This is a developing story. Stay with WDSU.com for updates.